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Early Franklin township life and taverns along the Sigourney road
The article recalls Franklin township beginnings before the railroad, noting taverns on the Washington to Sigourney route including Cochran’s yard and a still later inn near the county line. It covers post office origins, pioneers such as J. P. McAnulty, and early settlers, with notes on Moravian and Dunkard church arrivals and local rail line impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Township
M. A. Atkinson
Journal
Franklin Center
W. R. Longer
Harmony District
J. W. Ingham
Washington and
Sigourney
A. B. Dill
Earle Libe
Franklin
Prairie
J. P. McAnulty
Cornelius Houck
A. M. Houck
George Statler
Mahlon Smith
William MccAnulty
Andrew Cochran
John McAnulty
William Clarke
Daniel Anderson
D. P. McConaughy
Joe McAnulty
McAnulty
Washington
Sigourney Road
Stropp
Allen
Brighton
Rock Island
Oskaloosa
Alonzo Waterman
Keokuk County
Amos Milish
Ohio
Grave Hill
Bethlehem
Moravian Church
Iowa
Dunkard Church
Stephen Yoder
Dunkards
Yoder
Johnson County
Washington County
James Stevenson
John Prizer
Mr. Kleese
Kleese
Titus
Griener
B. F. Dickson
Charles Strohm
Griffith
John E. Griffith
Elias Griffith
Pickering
This
Washington Academy
California
John E
Charles O. Griffith James Longer
Goose Creek
Highland Township
Charles Schiebel